(August 1983)

Marvel UK, 1982 Series
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Price
0.65 GBP; 0.91 IEP
Pages
56
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Ltd.
Brand
A British Marvel Publication [generic]
Editing
Bernie Jaye (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Color centerfold poster: Elektra (Dave Weir).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Britain / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 0.75 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Letters
typeset

Characters
Captain Britain

Daredevil's Dark Secrets (Table of Contents: 2)

Daredevil / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Miller
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Feature showcasing Daredevil's Hyper-senses.

Indexer Notes

Greatly reduced from original size, takes up 1/4 of contents page.

Arrivals (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Britain / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited) (co-creator)
Pencils
Alan Davis (credited) (co-creator)
Inks
Alan Davis (credited) (co-creator)
Letters
Steve Craddock (credited) (letterer)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It arrived an hour ago, space burst like a blister...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Special Executive (Multiverse): Cobweb (Multiverse); Fascination (Multiverse); Lady Burning Fish (Multiverse); Legion (Multiverse); Numbers (Multiverse); Oxo (Multiverse); Ringtoss (Multiverse); Wardog (Multiverse); Zeitgeist (Multiverse)
Elizabeth Braddock (mainstream); Captain Albion (Earth-523); Captain Britain [Brian Braddock] (mainstream); Captain England (Earth-522); The Fury (Crooked World - Earth-238) (villain); Sir James Jaspers (mainstream) (on front page of newspaper); Tom Lennox (mainstream); Lord Mandragon; Linda McQuillan (Crooked World - Earth-238); Opal Luna Saturnyne (Earth-9); Mrs. McGeary (death)
Universe
DC : mainstream; Marvel : Earth-522
Synopsis
The Fury makes it to earth and begins killing people to repair itself. Saturnyne's trial has turned into a free-for-all battle with Captain Britain leading the fray. Cap, Luna and the Special Executive escape to earth and everyone moves in to Braddock manor. Linda shows up warning them all of impending genocide.
Reprints

Grit! (Table of Contents: 4)

Dourdevil / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited) (writer)
Pencils
Mike Collins (credited) (artist)
Inks
Mark Farmer (credited) (inker)
Letters
Steve Craddock (credited) (letterer)

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Dourdevil (first appearance; parody of Daredevil)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Letters / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Lew Stringer
Inks
Lew Stringer
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

News Feature / in-house column / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Fanzine Reviews / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited); Steve Jones (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Moore reviews fanzines BEM; Cerebro, the X-Men Fan Clubzine; Gencomics; and Sandor. Jones reviews Escape.

The Snow Queen: Episode 2 (Table of Contents: 8)

Night Raven / Night-Raven / text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited) (writer)
Pencils
Alan Davis (credited) (illustrations)
Inks
Alan Davis (credited) (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Night Raven; Yi Yang (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Elektra / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dave Weir
Inks
Dave Weir
Colors
Dave Weir ?

Characters
Elektra Natchios
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Early Artwork (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
A selection of early artwork by Alan Davis.

Iron Fists, Silver Swords (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Moore (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Essay on comics from Hong Kong and China.

Comic Mart (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mauler (Table of Contents: 13)

Daredevil / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie
Pencils
Frank Miller
Inks
Klaus Janson
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Becky Blake; Edwin Cord (villain); Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Heather Glenn; The Mauler [Aaron Soames] (villain, introduction, death)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Daredevil tries to figure out why the Mauler is after his old boss.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Britain
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Daredevil's Dark Secrets
    Daredevil
  4. 3. Arrivals
    Captain Britain
  5. 4. Grit!
    Dourdevil
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Letters
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    News Feature
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Fanzine Reviews
  9. 8. The Snow Queen: Episode 2
    Night Raven / Night-Raven
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Elektra
  11. 10. Early Artwork
  12. 11. Iron Fists, Silver Swords
  13. 12. Comic Mart
  14. 13. The Mauler
    Daredevil
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